On-Demand Webinars: Programs & Services

Available free to ALA individual members! Learn how different communities are approaching staff training and handling interactions when ICE enters a public library.

Available for purchase to nonmembers. Learn how different communities are approaching staff training and handling interactions when ICE enters a public library.

Get program guidance and ways to expand career resources so your library can empower patrons to achieve their career goals.

Hear insights and innovations from a new report about public libraries at the forefront of adult learning in the United States.

Learn practical tips and techniques to help you understand rapidly-evolving AI technology with a common-sense approach.

Learn how to develop successful community partnerships to attract new patrons and create new programming opportunities.

Learn why gaming accessibility is so important and how partnerships with public libraries can help bridge the divide.

Learn about graphic medicine, what resources and titles are available, and how it’s impacted by book challenges and bans.

Hear from past grantees about how they leveraged an ALA award to increase or improve service to their communities, grow partnerships, attract new funding, and sustain key work.

Library consultant Toby Greenwalt demonstrates the capabilities of Super Searchers and Meet LEO and showcases potential applications in the library workspace.

Learn how to measure meaningful learning outcomes to improve programs and services and better advocate for your library.

Library consultant Toby Greenwalt demonstrates the capabilities of Super Searchers and Meet LEO and showcases potential applications in the library workspace.

Library consultant Toby Greenwalt demonstrates the capabilities of Super Searchers and Meet LEO and showcases potential applications in the library workspace.

Learn why computational thinking skills are important for young children, how to access free multimedia resources, and how they have been used to run fun and engaging programs in libraries.

Library consultant Toby Greenwalt demonstrates the capabilities of Super Searchers and Meet LEO and showcases potential applications in the library workspace.

Library consultant Toby Greenwalt demonstrates the capabilities of Super Searchers and Meet LEO and showcases potential applications in the library workspace.

Don’t wait! Celebrate the PLA 2026 Conference early with a conversation between four amazing authors.

Library consultant Toby Greenwalt demonstrates the capabilities of Super Searchers and Meet LEO and showcases potential applications in the library workspace.

Learn how a county’s library and detention center built a collection to reflect the needs of incarcerated individuals.

Learn how to implement a climate action plan at your library that will have the biggest impact locally and globally.

ALA and Sustainable Libraries Initiative provide guidance and tools to help expedite climate action work in libraries.

Learn ways to energize your summer library program in accordance with ALA’s sustainability guidelines.

Learn to create engaging spaces for library patrons of all ages from real-life examples and outcomes.

Learn how to create a culture of empathy and action by developing micro-communities to combat loneliness.

Learn how to partner with local agencies to create an uplifting environment of connection and support for older adults.

Learn how Fred Rogers’ work can inform the evaluation of library services and support the wellbeing of library staff.

Learn about difficulties people with hearing loss experience and different strategies for communication and accessibility.

Learn how a Library of Things can improve programs and services in both large and smaller/rural libraries.

Get essential information, examples, and practical tips to apply for once-in-a-generation opportunities to advance the digital equity work your library is already doing.

Learn to integrate joyful yoga and mindfulness into the programs you already do, or start to create a complete yoga and mindfulness program at your library.

Learn how to provide access to a menu of streaming app optons so patrons are able to stream movies and television episodes.

Learn how your library can use the 2023 Public Library Technology Survey report and PLA’s data tools to understand and improve your library's performance, demonstrate value, and increase impact in your community.

Learn how to grow dementia-inclusive service in public libraries of all sizes, financial capacities, and community contexts.

Your library can host a Repair Café or other community repair event to foster a culture of repair, reuse and resourcefulness.

Learn how to partner with National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled to provide free reading materials in alternate formats.

Learn how to host a 10-session early learning program using the San Diego County Library’s Kindergarten Gear Up toolkit.

Public libraries empowering and educating teens and young adults to fight for their right to read freely.

Learn how Benchmark can support your library in everyday decision-making.

Learn how to best serve patrons with disabilities by understanding their community, culture, and needs.

Learn about a library-led research project that is designing new digital literacy approaches for combating misinformation.

Learn to reach expectant/new parents from underserved populations about the key role they play in their babies’ development.

Learn about the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals and how your library can leverage Project Outcome to capture and share your library’s impact in its community and the impact of libraries worldwide.

Learn from members of the Fresh Start @ Your Library team, including social workers, and understand the steps they took to reach formerly incarcerated individuals and provide services to six communities through the public library.

Learn how Benchmark can support your library in everyday decision making, such as establishing baselines and identifying opportunities to improve.

Learn about programs happening in both formal and informal learning environments that are helping youth develop essential skills and experiences to be successful in pursuit of their interests and skills, including work-based learning opportunities, apprenticeships, and more.

Hear from national, state, and local leaders developing strategies and implementing programs to begin closing the digital skills divide, specifically focused on employability outcomes and workforce development.

Hear from a panel of experts who have made sense of the maze of available learning opportunities to connect workers to high-quality NDCs that lead to in-demand jobs and career pathways. Learn about nationally recognized, “stackable,” and portable credentials, and how library staff are supporting patrons to secure them to boost their employability and career mobility.